Laura Bush to speak at Ivy Tech in Warsaw

WARSAW -- Former first lady Laura Bush is scheduled to attend and make brief remarks at the Oct. 6 dedication of Ivy Tech Community College's new campus in Warsaw.

The dedication, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the campus, 2545 Silveus Crossing.

Ivy Tech President Thomas J. Snyder and other college leaders also are scheduled to speak at the event, which will include a ribbon cutting.

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by calling 574-267-5428, ext. 7213.

Ivy Tech has offered classes at various leased locations in Warsaw since the 1970s. This new campus, which opened for classes in August, is the first college-owned, dedicated campus in the city.

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Bush, the wife of former President George W. Bush, is scheduled to give a lecture about freedom and literacy at a ticketed event later that day at Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake. That event is sold out.